1 What if the lord had not been on our side?Let all Israel repeat:
2 What if the lord had not been on our sidewhen people attacked us?
3 They would have swallowed us alivein their burning anger.
4 The waters would have engulfed us;a torrent would have overwhelmed us.
5 Yes, the raging waters of their furywould have overwhelmed our very lives.
6 Praise the lord,who did not let their teeth tear us apart!
7 We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap.The trap is broken, and we are free!
8 Our help is from the lord,who made heaven and earth.